Manhattan ? Laurie Koehn scored 29 points and Nicole Ohlde had 19 as Kansas State beat Arkansas 82-68 Sunday night for the Wildcats’ first round of 16 appearance in 20 years.
The lead changed 17 times before Koehn capped off an 8-1 Wildcats run with a three-point play. That gave the Wildcats (26-7) their biggest lead at 65-57 with 8:47 left.
The sixth-seeded Lady Razorbacks (20-12) cut it to three with three minutes left. But Kansas State scored eight straight points to seal the victory.
Kendra Wecker scored 12, and Kristin Rethman and Megan Mahoney each had 10. Ohlde and Mahoney both had 11 rebounds.
Shameka Christon scored 19 points, India Lewis had 15, and Andrea Wright had 14 points for Arkansas.
The Wildcats will play in Milwaukee on Saturday against either Old Dominion and Purdue.
Texas 76, UC Santa Barbara 60
Austin, Texas Kala Bowers scored 20 points and keyed the pivotal second-half run with a pair of 3-pointers in leading Texas to a second-round win over UC Santa Barbara. The win sends No. 4 seed Texas (22-9) to the East Regional semifinals to play top-seeded Duke in Raleigh, N.C., next Saturday. One of the dominate women’s programs of the 1980s, the Longhorns will play in the round of 16 for the first time since 1990. Kayte Christensen and Lindsay Taylor each scored 13 points for No. 12 seed UC Santa Barbara (26-6), which saw its winning streak end at 22.
Texas Tech 77, Mississippi St. 55
Lubbock, Texas Amber Tarr scored 25 points, and Cisti Greenwalt added 19 as Texas Tech defeated Mississippi State in the second round of the West Regional. The win earned Tech (20-11) its fourth straight trip to the Sweet Sixteen. The Lady Raiders will play Saturday in Boise, Idaho, against the winner of the Oklahoma-Villanova game tonight in Norman, Okla.
Colorado 69, LSU 58
Boulder, Colo. Mandy Nightingale scored 20 points and Tera Bjorklund had 13 of her 17 points in the second half, leading Colorado past LSU in NCAA women’s West Regional second-round play. Colorado (23-9), the No. 3 seed, advances to the regional semifinal in Boise, Idaho, against the winner of tonight’s Tulane-Stanford game.
Drake 76, Baylor 72
Waco, Texas Stephanie Schmitz made two free throws with seven seconds remaining to clinch a victory over Baylor in the East Regional. Trailing 74-72, Baylor’s Jessika Stratton missed a 3-point attempt with 16 seconds left, and Schmitz pulled down the rebound.
Manhattan ? Laurie Koehn scored 29 points and Nicole Ohlde had 19 as Kansas State beat Arkansas 82-68 Sunday night for the Wildcats’ first round of 16 appearance in 20 years.
The lead changed 17 times before Koehn capped off an 8-1 Wildcats run with a three-point play. That gave the Wildcats (26-7) their biggest lead at 65-57 with 8:47 left.
The sixth-seeded Lady Razorbacks (20-12) cut it to three with three minutes left. But Kansas State scored eight straight points to seal the victory.
Kendra Wecker scored 12, and Kristin Rethman and Megan Mahoney each had 10. Ohlde and Mahoney both had 11 rebounds.
Shameka Christon scored 19 points, India Lewis had 15, and Andrea Wright had 14 points for Arkansas.
The Wildcats will play in Milwaukee on Saturday against either Old Dominion and Purdue.
Texas 76, UC Santa Barbara 60
Austin, Texas Kala Bowers scored 20 points and keyed the pivotal second-half run with a pair of 3-pointers in leading Texas to a second-round win over UC Santa Barbara. The win sends No. 4 seed Texas (22-9) to the East Regional semifinals to play top-seeded Duke in Raleigh, N.C., next Saturday. One of the dominate women’s programs of the 1980s, the Longhorns will play in the round of 16 for the first time since 1990. Kayte Christensen and Lindsay Taylor each scored 13 points for No. 12 seed UC Santa Barbara (26-6), which saw its winning streak end at 22.
Texas Tech 77, Mississippi St. 55
Lubbock, Texas Amber Tarr scored 25 points, and Cisti Greenwalt added 19 as Texas Tech defeated Mississippi State in the second round of the West Regional. The win earned Tech (20-11) its fourth straight trip to the Sweet Sixteen. The Lady Raiders will play Saturday in Boise, Idaho, against the winner of the Oklahoma-Villanova game tonight in Norman, Okla.
Colorado 69, LSU 58
Boulder, Colo. Mandy Nightingale scored 20 points and Tera Bjorklund had 13 of her 17 points in the second half, leading Colorado past LSU in NCAA women’s West Regional second-round play. Colorado (23-9), the No. 3 seed, advances to the regional semifinal in Boise, Idaho, against the winner of tonight’s Tulane-Stanford game.
Drake 76, Baylor 72
Waco, Texas Stephanie Schmitz made two free throws with seven seconds remaining to clinch a victory over Baylor in the East Regional. Trailing 74-72, Baylor’s Jessika Stratton missed a 3-point attempt with 16 seconds left, and Schmitz pulled down the rebound.
Manhattan ? Laurie Koehn scored 29 points and Nicole Ohlde had 19 as Kansas State beat Arkansas 82-68 Sunday night for the Wildcats’ first round of 16 appearance in 20 years.
The lead changed 17 times before Koehn capped off an 8-1 Wildcats run with a three-point play. That gave the Wildcats (26-7) their biggest lead at 65-57 with 8:47 left.
The sixth-seeded Lady Razorbacks (20-12) cut it to three with three minutes left. But Kansas State scored eight straight points to seal the victory.
Kendra Wecker scored 12, and Kristin Rethman and Megan Mahoney each had 10. Ohlde and Mahoney both had 11 rebounds.
Shameka Christon scored 19 points, India Lewis had 15, and Andrea Wright had 14 points for Arkansas.
The Wildcats will play in Milwaukee on Saturday against either Old Dominion and Purdue.
Texas 76, UC Santa Barbara 60
Austin, Texas Kala Bowers scored 20 points and keyed the pivotal second-half run with a pair of 3-pointers in leading Texas to a second-round win over UC Santa Barbara. The win sends No. 4 seed Texas (22-9) to the East Regional semifinals to play top-seeded Duke in Raleigh, N.C., next Saturday. One of the dominate women’s programs of the 1980s, the Longhorns will play in the round of 16 for the first time since 1990. Kayte Christensen and Lindsay Taylor each scored 13 points for No. 12 seed UC Santa Barbara (26-6), which saw its winning streak end at 22.
Texas Tech 77, Mississippi St. 55
Lubbock, Texas Amber Tarr scored 25 points, and Cisti Greenwalt added 19 as Texas Tech defeated Mississippi State in the second round of the West Regional. The win earned Tech (20-11) its fourth straight trip to the Sweet Sixteen. The Lady Raiders will play Saturday in Boise, Idaho, against the winner of the Oklahoma-Villanova game tonight in Norman, Okla.
Colorado 69, LSU 58
Boulder, Colo. Mandy Nightingale scored 20 points and Tera Bjorklund had 13 of her 17 points in the second half, leading Colorado past LSU in NCAA women’s West Regional second-round play. Colorado (23-9), the No. 3 seed, advances to the regional semifinal in Boise, Idaho, against the winner of tonight’s Tulane-Stanford game.
Drake 76, Baylor 72
Waco, Texas Stephanie Schmitz made two free throws with seven seconds remaining to clinch a victory over Baylor in the East Regional. Trailing 74-72, Baylor’s Jessika Stratton missed a 3-point attempt with 16 seconds left, and Schmitz pulled down the rebound.
Manhattan ? Laurie Koehn scored 29 points and Nicole Ohlde had 19 as Kansas State beat Arkansas 82-68 Sunday night for the Wildcats’ first round of 16 appearance in 20 years.
The lead changed 17 times before Koehn capped off an 8-1 Wildcats run with a three-point play. That gave the Wildcats (26-7) their biggest lead at 65-57 with 8:47 left.
The sixth-seeded Lady Razorbacks (20-12) cut it to three with three minutes left. But Kansas State scored eight straight points to seal the victory.
Kendra Wecker scored 12, and Kristin Rethman and Megan Mahoney each had 10. Ohlde and Mahoney both had 11 rebounds.
Shameka Christon scored 19 points, India Lewis had 15, and Andrea Wright had 14 points for Arkansas.
The Wildcats will play in Milwaukee on Saturday against either Old Dominion and Purdue.
Texas 76, UC Santa Barbara 60
Austin, Texas Kala Bowers scored 20 points and keyed the pivotal second-half run with a pair of 3-pointers in leading Texas to a second-round win over UC Santa Barbara. The win sends No. 4 seed Texas (22-9) to the East Regional semifinals to play top-seeded Duke in Raleigh, N.C., next Saturday. One of the dominate women’s programs of the 1980s, the Longhorns will play in the round of 16 for the first time since 1990. Kayte Christensen and Lindsay Taylor each scored 13 points for No. 12 seed UC Santa Barbara (26-6), which saw its winning streak end at 22.
Texas Tech 77, Mississippi St. 55
Lubbock, Texas Amber Tarr scored 25 points, and Cisti Greenwalt added 19 as Texas Tech defeated Mississippi State in the second round of the West Regional. The win earned Tech (20-11) its fourth straight trip to the Sweet Sixteen. The Lady Raiders will play Saturday in Boise, Idaho, against the winner of the Oklahoma-Villanova game tonight in Norman, Okla.
Colorado 69, LSU 58
Boulder, Colo. Mandy Nightingale scored 20 points and Tera Bjorklund had 13 of her 17 points in the second half, leading Colorado past LSU in NCAA women’s West Regional second-round play. Colorado (23-9), the No. 3 seed, advances to the regional semifinal in Boise, Idaho, against the winner of tonight’s Tulane-Stanford game.
Drake 76, Baylor 72
Waco, Texas Stephanie Schmitz made two free throws with seven seconds remaining to clinch a victory over Baylor in the East Regional. Trailing 74-72, Baylor’s Jessika Stratton missed a 3-point attempt with 16 seconds left, and Schmitz pulled down the rebound.